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New York Race

This is a science fiction racing game based on the film The Fifth Element directed by Luc Besson. Many of the characters from the film are playable, including characters that did not have a significant role in…

16 November 2001

New York Race is an adventure developed by Kalisto Entertainment, released 16 November 2001 on PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What New York Race is

New York Race is an adventure game developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released in 2001. It was published by Wanadoo Edition. It is available on PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player may choose between 25 unlockable vehicles, each with their own unique advantages and disadvantages, which fit into three categories: Speeders have good acceleration but weak shields. Hovercars are general 'all round' vehicles. Cruisers are very slow, but have extremely good shielding. In the game, New york is set not only to be large horizontally, it is also set to be large vertically for the city is several miles high as well as a few miles wide. Within the game, There are also 12 different courses around New York City, each being grouped into one of the four district groups which are: Middle Class Set in the middle parts of New York, fairly lively with middle class businesses…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

New York Race launched on 16 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

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When did New York Race come out?
New York Race was released on 16 November 2001 for PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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